In order to thank Ma Rongshan for Ye Chenyu personally picking up Qiao Shu after the game, she specially invited him and Xu Ling to eat out.

With her current economic situation, she can't afford to pay for many high-end restaurants, although the painting last time won 100,000 yuan, but after transferring 50,000 yuan to Song Mingsu, she didn't leave much of her expenses.

I chose a quieter hot pot restaurant, although it is already spring, there is still a little cold, eat something hot, and the body will be warmer. Qiao Shu naturally arrived at the hot pot restaurant early, waiting for the arrival of Ye Xu's brothers and sisters.

Seeing the two of them walk in the door, Qiao Shu beckoned to them, Ye Xu smiled at Qiao Shu first, then walked in her direction, and then sat opposite her.

"I'll be there first, so I'll order first. I don't know if your taste has changed, so I'll order it as before. Qiao Shu tied up the hair that was originally draped over his shoulders at will, and there were still a few strands of broken hair in his ears.

"It's rare that you remember that long." Xu Ling's eyes were a little moved.

"What the hell happened to you?" Ye Chenyu's words made them all stop preparing to hold the dishes and chopsticks in their hands, this sentence was what Xu Ling had always wanted to ask, and it was also the answer that Qiao Shu had never told them.

After a pause, Qiao Shu continued to unwrap the disinfectant film on the dishes and chopsticks, and the dishes in the hot pot were already ready to eat. The white qi kept rising, as if it was a barrier between her and them.

"What happened at the end of Ma Rongshan that day, Brother Chen Yu also saw it......" Then Qiao Shu started from fainting, until they met in Shangjiang. Only the matter between her and Song Mingsu, she lied, she said that they never started, it was he who kept pestering her in vain, but she thanked him for being with him during that time.

Xu Ling's focus was naturally on Qiao Shu during the time when she was sick, she felt sorry for Qiao Shu, and she felt sorry for her to make up for her childhood regrets.

Xu Ling remembered that on the day the results of the high school physical examination were announced, two-thirds of the people in the class had a perfect score of 50, and the worst of the rest was 45 points.

"Don't be like this, I'm nothing, it's just a subject of sports, and I'll try to catch up with you with my cultural class." Xiao Qiaoshu broke the silence in the class with a smile on his face.

But then after school, the classmates were gone, and only Qiao Shu and her little sisters were left in the classroom. Qiao Shu lay on the table and quietly held tears, she told them that she regretted it so much, she wished she could do it all over again, she should have strengthened physical exercise when she was five years old, instead of blindly being lazy, if that she would definitely be able to take the high school physical examination.

But they all knew in their hearts that Qiao Shu had been exercising hard since junior high school, except for strengthening her immunity, it did not help her own recovery at all, and even made her have other pains. But no one said that, just let sports be her hope.

Ye Chenyu listened very carefully and carefully from beginning to end, and on his cold face, he saw two black eyebrows wrinkled more and more tightly, and there was nothing else.

Except for Xu Ling's occasional inquiry about Qiao Shu's situation, the meal was almost quiet, and Ye Chenyu didn't say a word from beginning to end. Finally ended in silence, Qiao Shu stubbornly wanted to go home alone, looking at her distant back, Ye Chenyu still stayed still.

Xu Ling saw his feelings for Qiao Shu from his eyes, and he still couldn't let go of it after so many years. "Brother, tell her now."

Ye Chenyu shook his head and turned to leave.

Xu Ling chased after him and looked up at his side face. "Your man is unmarried and her woman is unmarried, and it is impossible for her and Song Mingsu to do so, what's not to do? Besides, look at how uncomfortable Sister Shu is now, how can there be no one around? ”

Ye Chenyu suddenly stopped, closed his eyes, and was silent for a while before speaking. "She's already in love with him." Instead, walk away briskly.

Recently, the competition is almost over, Qiao Shu's manuscript is not finished, and she can't go to the publishing house to submit it.

She sat in front of the computer, looking at the keyboard but didn't know where to start, this book she originally wrote for Lin Yi and Jiang Xirong. Teachers are indispensable people in life, but the two teachers she met are so extraordinary.

"There are many games in life, and defeat accounts for nine tenths, but we don't get that tenths of victory, because we can't get one-ten-thousandth of God's protection." What Lin Yi said to her on the phone has been ringing in her ears repeatedly for the past few days.

At the same time, my mind is full of pictures of them together, Lin Yi sweating like rain on the basketball court, Jiang Xirong holding the book window is quiet and beautiful, and she is holding a paintbrush to outline the beauty of the world. The best years were probably in middle school, when there was only good news between them, unlike nowadays, when the number of bad news has long exceeded the good news.

The ringing of the phone pulled Qiao Shu out of his memory.

"Shu'er, when are you coming back?" Gu Jingxue's voice revealed her joy.

Qiao Shu simply left the computer desk and walked to the window. "There's nothing going on in Shangjiang recently, and I may return to Jianghong in a few days."

"Great, come back soon, I'm waiting for you to be my bridesmaid."

Jingxue is getting married? Qiao Shu remembered another picture, she was wearing a white wedding dress, Qiao Shibin put her hand in the hands of a man in a black suit, she looked up, and those deep ink eyes were Song Mingsu. At this moment, she feels like the happiest woman in the world.

Qiao Shu was silent for a long time, and Gu Jingxue shouted. "Hey, Shu'er, are you still there?"

Qiao Shu came out of his imagination, maybe it would never happen. Her tone was indifferent. "Congratulations, I will attend on time and watch you get married in style."

Hearing Qiao Shu's voice, she didn't feel a little happy, maybe she thought of someone. At the wedding, they will definitely meet, why does God torture Qiao Shu again and again. "Hmm......" She knew what Qiao Shu was thinking, but she didn't dare to tell her about meeting Song Mingsu. Then when you come back, I'll pick you up. ”

"Okay."

Qiao Shu inadvertently turned to Shangjiang City that there was a Ma Rong flash competition at the end of next month, and she wanted to sign up, even if it was another defeat, she wanted to participate.

Perhaps because they were afraid that Qiao Shu would be tired from running at both ends, Lin Yi and Jiang Xirong came to Qiao Shu's house early to wait.

Qiao Shu got off the plane and got into Gu Jingxue's car, and Xiao Han was also there, sitting in the co-pilot. She was in the back row, forcing her eyebrows to crook and smile a little. "Congratulations, after so many years, it has finally come to an end."

Through the rearview mirror, they saw how stiff Qiao Shu's smile was, how could she be really happy at this time. Even if it is a sincere blessing, her body will not hide her deep pain.

"I hope the next bride among us is you, Qiao Shu, you wear a wedding dress...... It will definitely ...... It's beautiful. Xiao Han originally wanted to comfort Qiao Shu, but he didn't expect his words to be inappropriate, so he blurted out, and Gu Jingxue kept giving him a look.

"Xiao Han doesn't mean anything else, we just hope you can be the same as before." Gu Jingxue saw that Qiao Shu in the mirror didn't even have the last trace of a smile.

Qiao Shu is not easy to be emotional, once she is emotional, it is a lifetime, and there have been people who have pursued her everywhere for so many years, but she has refused them one by one. But Song Mingsu is different, his kindness to Qiao Shu can be seen by the sun and the moon, and the company of that half a year is the reason why Qiao Shu is really tempted. Qiao Shu couldn't help but wonder, is she really only worthy of walking alone on this road? Even if there are parents and teachers, it is impossible to go to the end with her.

"It's okay, I know what you're trying to say. There are some things that I have long let go. ”

When she said this, she held her left hand tightly in front of her abdomen, and her right hand scratched the back of her left hand. After speaking, she bit her lower lip, which was her obvious duplicity.

"He ......" Xiao Han wanted to tell Qiao Shu that Song Mingsu would also appear at the wedding as a best man, although Gu Jingxue was driving, she still shook her head.

Qiao Shu leaned against the window again, not paying attention to the small movements of the two people in the front row. Jiang Hong's grass and trees are what she likes, she only felt ordinary before, but when she came back after a few months, it was an indescribable emotion. When I left, it was winter, everywhere was clean, and now the leaves have grown, and Jiang Hong's flowers are always so beautiful in April.

At the gate of the community, Xiao Han helped take her suitcase out of the car.

"Thank you, I'll just go in myself. On the day of the wedding, I will rush to Jingxue's house early, and I will never let Brother Han easily marry a beautiful woman back to my family. In order to reassure them, Qiao Shu deliberately joked.

Gu Jingxue smiled, but her nods were heavy.

Xiao Han knew it was a joke, but he couldn't laugh at all. "Good...... Then I'll do my best. ”

After Qiao Shu said goodbye to them, he pulled his suitcase and walked to the staircase, step by step, and the footsteps from the flat sneakers were very small. When she arrived at the door, Qiao Shu heard the long-lost conversation and laughter, how worried they should have been about her in the past few months, and how happy they were today, she took out the key from her bag that had not been used for several months, and paused before inserting it into the door.

Seeing that Qiao Shu was back, Wang Mushi and Jiang Xirong hurriedly stopped their work of choosing vegetables, helped Qiao Shu with her luggage, sat on the sofa with her, and asked, "How are you doing lately?" "How's it going?" "Are you feeling unwell?" "How did you lose weight?" Something like that.

Qiao Shu answered one by one with a smile, while Lin Yi greeted the two politely, and the topic between them would not start at this time. Suddenly, a woman came out of the kitchen, carrying a bowl of chicken soup.

"Wang Mufu? Why are you in my house? When Qiao Shu saw her, the whispers just now were gone, and he immediately jumped up from the sofa, as if he had seen an enemy.

Although Lin Yi knew that her family was at odds with Wang Mufu, he had never seen them together, and he didn't know that Qiao Shu was so rude to Wang Mufu. "Sit down." He commanded Qiao Shu.

Wang Mushi also pulled Qiao Shu to sit down, and beckoned Wang Mufu to come and sit, Jiang Xirong consciously moved to Lin Yi's side and moved Wang Mufu's position. She was next to Qiao Shu, Qiao Shu was a little uncomfortable, and deliberately moved to Wang Mushi's side.

Wang Mushi took Qiao Shu's hand and looked pleasant. "Xiao Shu, your aunt already knows that she is wrong, so you can forgive her. Everyone is a family, and blood is thicker than water. ”

Qiao Shu snorted coldly and glanced at Wang Mufu. "She's wrong?" She saw that Lin Yi and Jiang Xirong both had serious expressions, so she swallowed back a few disrespectful and uncivilized words that were about to reach her lips.

Wang Mufu took advantage of the trend, took Qiao Shu's other hand, and smiled lightly. "Xiao Shu, I really know it's wrong, my aunt used to be young and ignorant, so I can't compensate you here."

Qiao Shu wanted to shake off Wang Mufu's hand in disgust, but Lin Yi spoke.

"You and Teacher Jiang shouldn't have interfered in your housework, but Qiao Shu, you know that family affection is the most important thing in this world. In order for you to be able to forgive your aunt, your mother deliberately left us behind, only hoping that you can listen to a sentence or two of what we say. "Paused." No matter how bad she is, no matter how bad she is, she is also your aunt and your elder, and you should not lose the respect you deserve for her! ”

Lin Yi's last sentence stung Qiao Shu, she knew that Lin Yi paid the most attention to courtesy, righteousness and honesty, and respecting the old and loving the young could not be violated. And she called Wang Mufu's name in front of him today, didn't she just touch his bottom line? used to be in front of her family, everyone was used to it, and no one said that she did this. But Lin Yi was the first time.

Qiao Shu did not shake off Wang Mufu's hand, but lowered his head. In the past, when she was apprenticing not long ago, she paid great attention to her words and deeds, for fear that what she did not do well would affect the teacher's perception of herself. Like winter, with her hands in her pockets, wearing a hat on her clothes, and then shrinking her neck, Lin Yi said that she didn't have half the energy to walk like that, she changed it, no matter how cold it was, she also put her hands outside, without clothes and hats, and held her head high as if she was walking in spring. Lin Yi also said that you should be polite and greet people when you see them, Qiao Shu was still a little introverted and shy at that time, but because of this sentence, she plucked up her courage and took the initiative to say hello when she met acquaintances, but her heart kept beating......

She listened to Lin Yi's words and Jiang Xirong's words, she has changed too much, is she going to change it now? Wang Mufu is not her bad habits in the past, and she can't change them by gritting her teeth.

Qiao Shu was silent for a long time, and his hand was still held by Wang Mufu. Everyone laughed, this was the first step, and they didn't dare to expect Qiao Shu to be as intimate as his second aunt.

Jiang Xirong patted Lin Yi on the shoulder. "I'll let you tell her that's right, she won't listen to anyone and won't listen to you."

Qiao Shu looked up at Lin Yi, her eyes were red. Lin Yi was stunned, this time he really forced Qiao Shu to do something she didn't like, and she didn't know how good it would be for her.

Wang Mufu smiled and handed the bowl of chicken soup to Qiao Shu.

"Thank you." Qiao Shu turned out to be a steaming bowl of chicken soup, and the oil in the soup was clearly visible on the surface, this was her aunt, and she didn't even know that she never drank greasy soup.

Qiao Shu held the bowl and didn't move. Jiang Xirong looked into the bowl and frowned slightly. "Little Joe, don't ...... it?"

She lifted the bowl and drank the chicken broth. Jiang Xirong and Lin Yi's hearts tightened, Qiao Shu went to their house for dinner for the first time, drank a bowl of chicken soup hard, and then vomited a few times, and felt uncomfortable for several days, only to know that she never drank these soups, not picky eaters, but she didn't want to tell her family, and the three of them knew about it.

Wang Mufu was full of smiles, which could be regarded as achieving her goal.